<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>ALBANY - Plaxico Burress said nothing. That, in the Giants' eyes, might be a step in the right direction. The man who caught the game-winning touchdown pass in Super Bowl XLII added to last month's minicamp conflagration by telling reporters he was not participating in practices because he was unhappy with his contract. He even suggested that if the issue was not resolved, he might not show up to training camp. It hasn't been . . . and yet there was Burress yesterday, hauling garbage bags filled with clothes into a University at Albany dormitory, dodging raindrops and TV cameras along the way. As he promised in the past week or so, he is not holding out of training camp. Whether there is a difference between being here and actually practicing, well, those semantics might not be resolved until the team takes the field for its first practice this morning. "I'm pleased with how the players showed up," coach Tom Coughlin said. How they showed up was seemingly humble. Even the Super Bowl MVP had to carry his own bags into the cinderblock walled dormitory. After several months of being feted, never having to pay for a drink and reveling in their Super Bowl glory, there was little doubt about the Giants getting back to the grind of training camp. "It's a reality check when you're driving up the New York State Thruway and you're realizing that you're coming up to Albany and it's pouring rain and you can't see five feet in front of you," center Shaun O'Hara said. "That pretty much wakes you up." The rain was so fierce the last few days that Coughlin canceled the conditioning test that was scheduled and eventually dumped even the tempo jog around the track that was supposed to take its place. He said he didn't want to tear up the field or cause any injuries to the players. Some injuries linger, though. David Tyree, whose incredible catch became the iconic image of the Super Bowl XLII victory, will start the season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list after undergoing knee surgery during the offseason. Tyree had the arthroscopic procedure on his right knee in mid-April and said he is still on course for the four-month recovery period he was told about when he underwent the surgery. Tyree, who was walking with only a very slight limp, said he is able to run in a straight line. "You go through all kinds of emotions: frustrated, anxious," he said. "I'm not even sure where I am percentage-wise. Probably 75 percent, around there." Linebacker Gerris Wilkinson (knee) and offensive lineman Jonathan Palmer (quadriceps strain) also were put on the PUP list to start camp. Quarterback David Carr (foot strain) was placed on the non-football injury list.</div> <div align="center">Source: Newsday</div>
